RESOUNDING


Meaning of RESOUNDING in English

adjective

Etymology: Middle English resouning, from present participle of resounen to resound

1.

a. : producing or characterized by resonant sound : echoing or awakening echoes : resonating

a resounding harp

a resounding hall

b. : giving an effect of resonance through repetition or multiplication

resounding cries

2.

a. : sounding inflated or orotund : excessively sonorous or unduly impressive

“Princess Patricia Pattipam of Patagonia”, a resounding name for a slipper-chewing puppy

b. : admitting or designed to admit of no equivocation or doubt : forceful , emphatic , unequivocal

a resounding denial

a resounding success

Synonyms: see resonant

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